De sterke achteruitgang van insecten in de laatste jaren wordt hoofdzakelijk toegeschreven aan de intensivering van de landbouw. Daarentegen zijn kleinschalige en extensieve landbouwgebieden gunstig voor de insectenbiodiversiteit. De Noordelijke Friese Wouden is een voorbeeld van een kleinschalig agrarisch …

This report provides an overview of a literature study focused the conflict between polar bears (Ursus maritimus) and humans and gives an overview of measures that could reduce or avoid human-polar bear conflict (HPBC). The goal of this study is to provide an insight into which measures are most successful …

In Nederland gaat biodiversiteit nog steeds achteruit door onder andere de urbanisatie van het land. Een belangrijke factor hierbij is versnippering van natuur dat mede wordt veroorzaakt door verstening van de urbane leefomgeving. Particuliere tuinen zullen een steeds grotere betekenis krijgen ten opzichte …

In Nederland alsook in veel andere landen groeien de terreinen met versteende oppervlaktes voortdurend. Een van de bijverschijnselen van het versnellende tempo van de urbanisatie is het verlies van groene ruimte. Ook in particuliere tuinen worden steeds vaker planten door tegels vervangen. Een hoger …

The Bawean warty pig (Sus blouchi) is an endemic confined to the 192 km2 Bawean island in the Javasea. Due to a lack of quantitative ecological research, population assessments have so far been based solely on interviews with local inhabitants. Hunting and habitat degradation in Bawean’s protected areas …

A major concern for wildlife management and rural development initiatives across Africa are conflicts between elephants and people. In most African regions, wilderness is fenceless and elephants move outside of protected areas. Long-term effects of this include negative attitudes of local people towards …

The human population on earth has increased from 3 billion to 6 billion since 1960 and nearly 25% of the earth's terrestrial surface is now cultivated. The human pressure causes habitat fragmentation and has reduced populations of large carnivores throughout the world. Livestock depredation is the most …

The Southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius johnsonii) is a vulnerable species in Northern Australia. Literature research on the cassowary population in Mission Beach, Queensland, revealed the vulnerability by identifying various threats endangering the cassowaries. Those threats were assessed by various …

Eurasian lynx in Norway are monitored with methods based on unreplicated counts of family groups (adult females with dependent kittens) since 1996. Two methods are used to monitor lynx population size. However, variable and often poor snow cover caused that an alternative method needed to be found. Camera …

The aim of this study was to investigate the nutritional composition of spring forage plants consumed by semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) on natural pastures in northern Finland. This study was conducted in order to contribute to the development of standards for the assessment of the current …